Waldo’s Gift is the result of three like-minded musicians that have been given the time and space to let their sound naturally take shape, allowing them to hone in on a true sonic representation of themselves both as individual players and together as a three-piece. Their sound is a coherent cacophony of a vast variety of influences, hurtling from the harmonic and rhythmic sophistication of jazz through to the most cutting edge experimental electronic music -all with the unhinged energy of the most powerful left-leaning rock and metal and packed with the emotion and dynamic range of a full orchestra.
2019 saw Gilles Peterson dubbing them 2020 Ones to Watch and extensive support on BBC Radio 6 Music, catapulting the band from being vanguards of Bristol’s music scene to one of the most exciting new bands in the UK.
The Hut, the 2020 EP caught the attention of BBC 6 Music figures Gilles Peterson, Mary Anne-Hobbs, Tom Ravenscroft & Jamz Supernova and awarded them with international acclaim and radio support. Their follow up re-work of Commodo’s Hot Pursuit also turned heads in different scenes to the sound Waldo’s have been perfecting.
Throughout this last chaotic and tumultuous year Waldo’s Gift have been diligently working on a follow up EP entitled ‘Normflex’ that sees the band distill their sound into something dark, heavy, unrelenting and beautiful all at the same time. Taking inspiration from electronic music heavyweights such as Aphex Twin and Teebs as well as digging deep into their collective love-affair with early-noughties metal, the EP takes the trio and listeners alike into completely uncharted sonic territory.
‘This is something really special’ Mary Anne Hobbs
‘John Peel would have played that’ Gilles Peterson
‘It washes over you like a tsunami of raw energy’ Tom Robinson
‘Their intensely improvisatory approach is dominated by the physicality of the live experience’ Clash Magazine
‘Improvisation at its absolute peak’ BBC Introducing
‘A new take on the guitar, bass, drums trio. Owing as much to lying Lotus as John Coltrane’ BBC 3 Jazz Now
Listen on Bandcamp / YouTube / Fanlink
With support from THE OTHER WAY
The Other Way play Dystopian Soul, with soulful vocals and lyrics about ecology and the future of humanity, plus a healthy slice of jazz, improvisation, deep grooves and birdsong.
The Other Way was hatched in the brain socket of trumpeter and composer Rowan Porteous, then it flew out and rubbed its feathers on these great musicians. Elly Hopkins, Billie Bottle, Guillaume Ottaviani and Emma Holbrook.
Tickets
Under 25s - £6 advance online, £8 on the door
£8 advance online, £10 on the door
Tickets go off-sale at 6pm on 23rd October.
